Jelly Roll
- Vegetable-oil cooking spray
- 2/3 cup sifted cake flour (not self-rising), plus more for pan
- Pinch of salt
- 3 large whole eggs plus 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled completely
- Confectioners sugar, for dusting
- 1 1/4 cups best-quality fruit jam, such as raspberry, strawberry, or blackberry
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Confectioners sugar
- Prepare oven and baking sheet Heat oven to 450F, with rack in bottom half.
- Coat a 12 1/2 by 17 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Line with parchment paper; coat with cooking spray.
- Dust with flour, and tap out excess.
- Combine dry ingredients Whisk together flour and salt in a bowl.
- Combine eggs and sugar Bring about 2 inches of water to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
- In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over (not in) simmering water, whisk eggs, yolks, and granulated sugar until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch.
- Attach bowl to mixer fitted with whisk attachment; beat on medium-high speed for 2 minutes.
- Raise speed to high; beat until mixture is pale and thick, about 4 minutes more.
- Add dry ingredients Sift flour mixture over egg mixture; using a large rubber spatula, carefully fold.
- When almost incorporated, pour melted butter down side of bowl; gently fold to combine.
- Bake Using an offset spatula, spread batter evenly into prepared sheet.
- Bake cake until golden brown and springy to the touch, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, dust a clean kitchen towel with confectioners sugar.
- Run a knife around sides of cake.
- Invert onto prepared towel, and remove parchment.
- Roll into a log and cool While the sheet cake is still warm, gently roll, starting from one short side, into a log, incorporating the kitchen towel.
- Let the cake cool completely, rolled.
- (This will give the cake a shape memory, so it will be easier to roll again with filling.)
- Fill cake and reroll Unroll cake.
- Spread with jam, leaving a 1/2-inch border on all sides.
- In a mixing bowl with a whisk or electric mixer, whip cream until soft peaks form; spread evenly over jam with an offset spatula.
- Roll cake to enclose filling (without towel), starting at a short end.
- Wrap the towel around rolled cake, securing the clips (or clothes pins) to help retain the shape.
- Chill and serve Refrigerate cake 30 minutes (or up to 3 hours).
- Dust with confectioners sugar, cut into slices with a serrated knife, and serve.
- For the most tender crumb, use cake flour; its a very fine flour made entirely from soft wheat (all-purpose flour, by contrast, is made from a blend of hard and soft wheats).
vegetableoil cooking spray, cake flour, salt, eggs, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, confectioners sugar, raspberry, heavy cream, confectioners sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/jelly-roll-393820 (may not work)